Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in India
India: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.2696 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.2696 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in India peaked at 0.2696 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.16 metric tons per person, in 1966.
India ranks 55th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1957 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1908 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.193 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1955 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1626 metric tons per person | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 0.16 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1866 metric tons per person | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 0.196 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1991 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2087 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2029 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1904 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2051 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1789 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2091 metric tons per person | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1943 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2155 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.218 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1884 metric tons per person | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2044 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2097 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1889 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2262 metric tons per person | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2179 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2144 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2086 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.193 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2222 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2357 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2242 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.219 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2223 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2223 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2268 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2183 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2084 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2241 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.217 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2284 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.223 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2242 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1943 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2104 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2045 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2071 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2181 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2189 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.205 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2123 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2313 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2287 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.225 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2276 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2145 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2225 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2278 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2333 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2332 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2434 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2514 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2482 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2598 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2696 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2696 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1219 metric tons per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.2696 metric tons per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2424 metric tons per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1866 metric tons per person | 0.16 metric tons per person | 0.1991 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2011 metric tons per person | 0.1789 metric tons per person | 0.218 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2121 metric tons per person | 0.1889 metric tons per person | 0.2357 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2211 metric tons per person | 0.2084 metric tons per person | 0.2284 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2106 metric tons per person | 0.1943 metric tons per person | 0.2242 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2256 metric tons per person | 0.2123 metric tons per person | 0.2333 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2545 metric tons per person | 0.2434 metric tons per person | 0.2696 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in India?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in India was 0.2696 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2696 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 metric tons per person in 1966.
- How does India rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- India ranks 55th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.